Everything about The Yellow-bellied Marmot totally explained
The
Yellow-bellied Marmot (
Marmota flaviventris), also known as the
Rock Chuck, is a ground
squirrel in the
marmot genus. It lives in the
western United States and southwestern
Canada, including the
Rocky Mountains and the
Sierra Nevada. It inhabits steppes, meadows,
talus fields and other open habitats, sometimes on the edge of
deciduous or
coniferous forests, and typically above 2000
metres (6500
feet) of elevation. Yellow-bellied Marmots usually weigh between 5 and 11 pounds (2 and 5 kg) when fully grown. They get fatter in the fall just before
hibernating. A marmot's habitat is mostly grass and rocks with few trees. Their territory is about 20,000 to 30,000 square metres (about 6
acres) around a number of summer burrows.
Marmots choose to dig
burrows under rocks because
predators are less likely to see their burrow. Predators include
wolves,
foxes, and
coyotes. When a marmot sees a predator, it whistles to warn all other marmots in the area (giving it the nickname the whistle pig). Then it typically hides in a nearby rock pile.
Marmots reproduce when about 2 years old, and may live up to an age of 15 years. They reside in
colonies; a colony is a group of about 10 to 20. Each male marmot digs a burrow soon after he wakes up from hibernation. He then starts looking for females, and by summer has 1 to 4 females living with him. Litters usually average 4-5 offspring per female. Marmots have what is called "harem-polygynous"
mating system, which means the male defends 1-4 mates at the same time.
Yellow-bellied Marmots are
diurnal like most mammals. The marmot is also an
omnivore, eating
grass,
leaves,
flowers,
fruit,
grasshoppers, and bird
eggs.
Marmots are not hunted for sport but are sometimes killed by farmers.
Yellow-bellied Marmots include "toilet rooms" in their burrows as well as living rooms, bedrooms and eating rooms.
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